Apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10188207-B2
Application number	US-201715409047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2017
Priority date	Mar 23, 2016
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

An apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of retention devices, a plurality of test computers, a plurality of mobile devices each positioned in one retention device and electrically connected to one of the plurality of test computers, and a user computer electrically connected to the plurality of test computers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices, comprising:
a plurality of retention devices;
a frame housing a plurality of device cabinets receiving the plurality of retention devices and a plurality of test cabinets containing a plurality of test computers corresponding with the plurality of device cabinets, each test computer having a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of test mobile device applications;
a plurality of mobile devices, each positioned in one of the plurality of retention devices and electrically connected to one of the plurality of test computers and receiving one of the plurality of testing mobile device applications;
a user computer electrically connected to the plurality of test computers and receiving test results of the plurality of mobile devices from one of the plurality of test mobile device applications; and
a plurality of monitors corresponding to the plurality of device cabinets.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a plurality of slots.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of device cabinets are positioned in one of the plurality of slots.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a front side of each device cabinets includes a drawers that is slidably mounted to the frame.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein each retention device is positioned in each drawer.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein each retention device is a universal tray.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each retention device includes:
a retention device frame with an adjustable guide and a plurality of adjustable end walls; and
an arm resiliently and rotatably attached retention device frame.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the arm includes a secure end attached retention device frame and a free end rotatable substantially across a length of the retention device frame.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an image recording device positioned in an interior of each cabinet.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the image recording device includes a pair of cameras positioned to correspond with the plurality of retention devices in the plurality of device cabinets.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of control interfaces, each control interface positioned in one of the plurality of test cabinets and connected to a corresponding test computer.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein each control interface corresponds to one of the plurality of cabinets and one of the plurality of retention devices positioned in the one of the plurality of cabinets.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein each control interface includes a processor, an HDMI converter, a control serial connector, an audio and audio video connector, a composite converter, and an HDMI switch.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the frame further includes a control cabinet having a control cabinet computer connected to plurality of test computers.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the control cabinet further includes a control cabinet multiplexer, a Wi-Fi router, a Ethernet power adapter assembly, a first Ethernet switch assembly, and a second Ethernet switch assembly.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the user computer includes an output display displaying test results of the plurality of mobile devices.

17. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each test mobile device applications is a mobile device application having a computer program to run on a mobile devices.

18. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of mobile devices are isolated in one of the plurality of retention devices.

19. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of test computers are dedicated and correspond with one of the plurality of mobile devices isolated in one of the plurality of retention devices.

Assignees

• Communications Test Design Inc

Inventors

• Parsons Gerald J
• Parsons Leo D
• Parsons Michael P
• Davis Nidhin
• Parsons Matthew
• Parsons Sean
• Paknejad Mohammad R
• Sieben Andrew
• Santangelo Aaron
• Goldman John
• Beasley David
• Gamber Nick

Classifications

• A47B88/407 Primary

  Adjustably or detachably mounted drawers (A47B88/423 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47B87/00

  Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units {, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units (switchboards or switch cubicles for the distribution of electric power H02B)} · CPC title

• H04M1/24 Primary

  Arrangements for testing · CPC title